Stranded and Freezing at the Greece/Macedonia Border

Macedonian border restrictions have prevented asylum seekers who come from countries other than Syria, Afghanistan or Iraq from crossing the border, even if they may have legitimate asylum claims. Desperate people who are the wrong nationality are being denied the right to move on, beaten by border guards if they try to cross, and preyed upon by smugglers.

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Two young Iranian sisters at the Idomeni border crossing between Greece and Macedonia. The border crossing is closed to all except those from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan who intend to seek asylum in Germany or Austria, stranding other asylum seekers and